[Winona] EXCELLENT post I cut-n-pasted from Winona net Regardingthe present

[c.e. woodford]

Goodmorning Terri,
   Sorry about the miscommunication with my "good enough" quote. That was intended to be taken from Frank S's writing that I cut n pasted. I appologize for the gramatical error.
   
   I understand your arguement regarding tax breaks for the "wealthy". Using that same logic we should also be complaining about the Walkers collection( mostly donated by the Pillsburys, Daytons, Burnets, McKnight Foundation) and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts collection (same generous group of people) as well as every other major art museum in the nation.. ALL of it a tax deduction for these "wealthy" people. If it werent for their generosity I would never have been fortunate enough to see some of the pieces I have seen up close and personal...and I know that a print from a poster shop or a picture in a art book or magazine doesnt do justice to actually seeing the real Mccoy .I was fortunate enough to see Monet's "Water Lillies" a few years back and it absolutley blew me away, the size of the work, the brush strokes, etc..absolutely astounding...if it werent for the generous donations(tax breaks) of these "wealthy" people I would still think the painting was a poster
 size piece of work put together in a day..
   I will agree with you wholeheartedly on the price of admission at the Maritime Museum...it really does outprice families and local visitors..they really should, much as other major museums do throughout the country, have off price days. I believe it is usually mondays where admissions are free or really cut rate. To take local dollars( and I have no clue as to the amount that was taken form the local taxbase) and then out price the host community from enjoying the Museum is negligable at best.
   
  c.e. woodford
   
   
  terri hyle <tgir74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
  I don't recall--and a re-read of my post doesn't help me find the part where 
I said that the current state of the Wilkie is "good enough" for Winona. In 
fact, I mentioned drawbacks and disappointments as well. I just don't see a 
pavillion as being an improvement, and certainly not a draw from the river.

I've been to Wabasha, Red Wing, Trempeleau, Wabasha, and a number of other 
cities along the Mississippi which make the most of their riverfronts, 
thank you very much. I agree that Winona should be able to learn something 
from these communities, yet after 19 years here, I can see that it has not. 
It seems to be a

My quibbles with the Maritime Art Museum are not that Winona has an art 
museum, but rather I do question why an inland community has chosen to host 
a maritime art museum, rather than an art museum that seems more 
geographically appropirate. I would also wonder why Winona would choose to 
build a museum dedicated to desert scene, if it had chosen to do sos. I 
was initially excited to have an art museum in Winona, never mind if I found 
the theme to be a bit strange. But during my first visit, I grew more and 
more upset as I realized that every single piece had been donated by the 
same very wealthy person--no doubt at a nice tax break for him. My tax 
dollars are subsidizing one--or should I say, two people's tax breaks.

I also know of a number of families who were excited and interested in 
visiting the Maritime Art Museum--until they learned of the admission price. 
They didn't feel they could justify the cost. This is a serious issue. 
And it's a shame.


Terri Hyle



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